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More than beer and popcorn at stake
If payment to parents replaces investment in services, hard-won gains on
early learning will be lost, says Martha Friendly

In the beginning of the election campaign, a hapless Liberal staffer
provided a metaphor for child care's emergence as a wedge issue. Fixation
on his comment that parents might use child-care money for beer and popcorn
has unfortunately trivialized the divergence in the parties' visions for
Canada and obscured recognition of the practical consequences of their
child-care promises.

Although Stephen Harper's "choice" rhetoric has an alluring ring for some,
examining his child-care proposal uncovers negative consequences for
communities and families that should not be taken lightly. .. SNIP

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